The production of melanin significantly enhances the virulence of many important human
pathogenic fungi. Despite fungal melanin's importance in human disease, as well as …

Melanins are ancient biological pigments found in all kingdoms of life. In fungi, their role in
microbial pathogenesis is well established; however, these complex biomolecules also …

A simple one-pot green chemical method for the biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)
by reducing chloroauric acid (HAuCl4) with protein extract of Rhizopus oryzae to produce …

Fungal Cell Wall presents a comprehensive examination of the structure, synthesis, and
growth of the fungal cell wall and explores the reasons for the cell wall's importance to the …

The turnover of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungal biomass represents a significant input into
forest carbon (C) and nutrient cycles. Given the size of these fluxes, understanding the …

In 1968 when Cell Walls and Membranes was published it was still reasonable to attempt to
write a book covering the whole subject. Accordingly this edition of the book had something …

Melanins are generally described as dark brown or black pigments of high molecular weight
formed by oxidative polymerization of phenolic compounds. Certain yellow, red, green …

Only six years have passed since the precursor to this book," Fungal Lipid Biochemistry,"
was published. It seemed to satisfy the need of a central comprehensive reference to which …

Production of the microbial pigments is one of the emerging fields of research due to a
growing interest of the industry for safer products, easily degradable and eco-friendly. Fungi …

Melanins are synthesized macromolecules that are found in all biological kingdoms. These
pigments have a myriad of roles that range from microbial virulence to key components of …